Naples Global Advisors LLC Makes New $1.07 Million Investment in Motorola Solutions, Inc. $MSI

Naples Global Advisors LLC acquired a new position in shares of Motorola Solutions, Inc. (NYSE:MSI) in the fourth quarter, HoldingsChannel.com reports. The firm acquired 2,794 shares of the communications equipment provider’s stock, valued at approximately $1,072,000.

A number of other hedge funds and other institutional investors have also recently added to or reduced their stakes in MSI. Ninety One UK Ltd boosted its position in Motorola Solutions by 74.3% during the fourth quarter. Ninety One UK Ltd now owns 1,338,589 shares of the communications equipment provider’s stock worth $513,108,000 after purchasing an additional 570,712 shares during the period. Capital World Investors boosted its position in Motorola Solutions by 5.5% during the third quarter. Capital World Investors now owns 9,386,519 shares of the communications equipment provider’s stock worth $4,292,310,000 after purchasing an additional 490,354 shares during the period. Victory Capital Management Inc. boosted its position in Motorola Solutions by 56.6% during the third quarter. Victory Capital Management Inc. now owns 1,203,661 shares of the communications equipment provider’s stock worth $550,422,000 after purchasing an additional 435,178 shares during the period. Ameriprise Financial Inc. boosted its position in Motorola Solutions by 35.2% during the second quarter. Ameriprise Financial Inc. now owns 1,355,159 shares of the communications equipment provider’s stock worth $568,930,000 after purchasing an additional 353,113 shares during the period. Finally, SG Americas Securities LLC boosted its position in Motorola Solutions by 3,126.7% during the fourth quarter. SG Americas Securities LLC now owns 297,925 shares of the communications equipment provider’s stock worth $114,201,000 after purchasing an additional 288,692 shares during the period. 84.17% of the stock is owned by institutional investors.

Wall Street Analyst Weigh In

MSI has been the subject of a number of research analyst reports. Piper Sandler lifted their price objective on shares of Motorola Solutions from $499.00 to $503.00 and gave the stock an “overweight” rating in a research report on Friday. Barclays lifted their target price on Motorola Solutions from $506.00 to $509.00 and gave the stock an “overweight” rating in a report on Monday. Truist Financial dropped their target price on Motorola Solutions from $540.00 to $525.00 and set a “buy” rating for the company in a report on Friday. JPMorgan Chase & Co. lifted their target price on Motorola Solutions from $515.00 to $520.00 and gave the stock an “overweight” rating in a report on Thursday, February 12th. Finally, Argus raised Motorola Solutions to a “strong-buy” rating in a report on Friday, February 13th. One research analyst has rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, eleven have assigned a Buy rating and one has issued a Hold rating to the company. Based on data from MarketBeat, the stock presently has a consensus rating of “Buy” and an average price target of $504.67.

Insider Activity at Motorola Solutions

In related news, Director Kenneth D. Denman sold 434 shares of the business’s stock in a transaction dated Thursday, February 26th. The stock was sold at an average price of $470.12, for a total value of $204,032.08. Following the completion of the transaction, the director owned 7,153 shares of the company’s stock, valued at $3,362,768.36. The trade was a 5.72% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The transaction was disclosed in a document filed with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is available through this link. Also, CEO Gregory Q. Brown sold 50,000 shares of the business’s stock in a transaction dated Tuesday, February 24th. The shares were sold at an average price of $468.09, for a total value of $23,404,500.00. Following the completion of the transaction, the chief executive officer directly owned 47,167 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $22,078,401.03. This trade represents a 51.46% decrease in their position. The SEC filing for this sale provides additional information. Insiders sold a total of 129,069 shares of company stock valued at $60,779,964 over the last quarter. 1.28% of the stock is owned by corporate insiders.

Motorola Solutions Stock Up 2.2%

MSI opened at $392.28 on Tuesday. Motorola Solutions, Inc. has a fifty-two week low of $359.36 and a fifty-two week high of $492.22. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 3.28, a quick ratio of 0.86 and a current ratio of 1.07. The company has a market capitalization of $65.12 billion, a P/E ratio of 31.61, a P/E/G ratio of 2.68 and a beta of 0.93. The stock has a fifty day moving average of $447.27 and a 200-day moving average of $416.13.

Motorola Solutions (NYSE:MSI) last posted its earnings results on Thursday, May 7th. The communications equipment provider reported $3.37 earnings per share for the quarter, topping analysts’ consensus estimates of $3.24 by $0.13. Motorola Solutions had a return on equity of 100.13% and a net margin of 17.61%.The company had revenue of $2.71 billion during the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $2.70 billion. During the same quarter last year, the firm earned $3.18 earnings per share. The company’s revenue was up 7.4% on a year-over-year basis. Motorola Solutions has set its Q2 2026 guidance at 3.820-3.880 EPS and its FY 2026 guidance at 16.870-16.990 EPS. On average, equities analysts expect that Motorola Solutions, Inc. will post 15.25 EPS for the current year.

Motorola Solutions Dividend Announcement

The business also recently declared a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Wednesday, April 15th. Investors of record on Friday, March 20th were paid a $1.21 dividend. This represents a $4.84 dividend on an annualized basis and a yield of 1.2%. The ex-dividend date of this dividend was Friday, March 20th. Motorola Solutions’s payout ratio is 39.00%.

Motorola Solutions Profile

Motorola Solutions, Inc is a provider of mission-critical communications and analytics solutions for public safety and commercial customers. The company designs, manufactures and supports a range of communications equipment and software aimed at enabling first responders, government agencies and enterprises to coordinate and operate reliably in high-pressure environments. Its offerings emphasize secure, resilient connectivity and situational awareness for organizations that require dependable voice, data and video communications.

Product lines include land mobile radio (LMR) systems and handheld and vehicle-mounted radios used by police, fire and emergency medical services; broadband push-to-talk and LTE-based solutions; command-and-control center software for incident management and records; and video security and analytics systems.